Crop Improvement and Management.
Goal: To improve Productivity in tea Ecosystems.
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  1. Genetic improvement of tea.
  2. Development of selection tools in tea breeding.
  3. Improvement of fertilizer use in tea production.
  4. Integrated nutrient management and soil fertility.
  5. Integrated pest and weed management.
  6. Integrated disease management and ecology.
  7. Technology adoption and impact assessment.
  8. Developing choices with farmers and assessing responses.
 
Quality, Product Diversification and Branding
Goal: To develop competitive high value tea products for improved livelihoods.
Research Programmes
  1. Development of green leaf and black tea quality indicators.
  2. Development of tea processing technologies.
  3. Biochemical applications in tea production and processing.
  4. Technology adoption and impact assessment.
  5. Developing choices with stakeholders and assessing responses.
  6. Evaluating agricultural policies affecting tea business.
 
Sustainable Production, Resource Conservation and Environment.
Goal: To understand ecosystem impacts and its management for sustainable tea production.
Research Programmes
  1. Genetic resources of tea.
  2. Environmental impacts, modification and conservation.
  3. Ageing tea plantations (soil and plant).
  4. Technology adoption and impact assessment.
  5. Evaluating agricultural policies affecting tea farming business.
 
Technical Support
Goal: To enhance organizational capacity and technical services
Research Programmes
  1. Financial management and accounting.
  2. Human capital.
  3. Audit.
  4. Farm management.
  5. Integrated pest and weed management.
  6. Medical services and public health.
  7. ICT.
  8. Security services.
  9. Technical services.